If the name Turtle Island sounds familiar to you, this may well be why – if you’re in North America right now, it just so happens to be the very place you’re standing on. Turtle Island is ...

“Turtle Island” originates from a Native American myth claiming that a supernatural entity created North and Central America on a giant turtle’s back during a flood.

It is said that a great spirit created their homeland by placing earth on the back of a giant turtle; Turtle Island refers to the continent of North America and is associated with healing, wisdom ...